Happy birthday to my favorite little guy! Jack is turning seven years old today. It doesn’t seem like seven years have gone by since that very happy morning he was born. Here are some of my favorite photos taken since then.
He was such a good baby; he slept well and that made him even easier to love. Compared to how Katie had been, we were thrilled to have a low-maintenance newborn.
After his first bath at home we couldn’t believe how curly his hair was—afro-tastic! Scott Neil’s comment was my favorite: “Where’d you get the baby toupee?”
When he started eating solid foods he loved carrots, so we gave him a lot… so much, in fact, that he turned orange. Oops. It eventually went away and he went back to having his momma’s unfortunate pale skin tone.
He was almost three on our first trip to Disney World. One night he saw Mickey Mouse from afar, took off for a hug, and nearly tackled him! Until then Jack had always been so shy, we were surprised.
Jack went through phases of loving different Disney characters, but decided pirates were his favorite because they were bad. Since then he’s gone more toward Star Wars but still prefers the dark side. Ed once suggested this was a good thing because it shows that Jack doesn’t just like what everyone else likes; he actually thinks about it. I’d like some evidence that he’s not collecting crime techniques before I praise his originality.
I’m so thankful for this little man, this mini-Vic, my sweet Jack-Jack, and have loved watching him grow into a 7-year-old of which I can be proud.
awww Happy Birthday Jack-Jack - great post Jen :)
ReplyDeleteYour memories stir the melancholy of this grandmother's heart. My own bundle of memories of Jack's shyness, boldness, sense of humor, hugs, cuddles, detailed ship drawing, adventuresome spirit, and teasing all give me the greatest pride I, too, can claim a genetic connection!
ReplyDeleteI love you, Jack
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Happy Birthday!!